One of my passions is snow skiing (second only to skydiving), my wife loves water skiing. So you have probably surmised, our summers are filled with weekend trips to the lake and bikini’s while the winter months are spent on snow topped mountains with ski caps and gloves.

For several weeks we have been planning a two day ski trip at one of Arizona’s largest man made lakes, Roosevelt Lake.

My wife is an excellent communicator. Despite our 12 year hiatus away from Arizona she has managed to stay connected with dozens of people we went to high school with. This ski trip would be special in that 6 of our high school chums, with families in tow, had agreed to brave the record breaking, Arizona heat and join us on this outing.

Our excitement grew as we assembled the ski and camping gear we would need to keep ourselves hydrated and comfortable. The day before the big trip our phone began to ring, and it didn’t stop ringing. Our six family trip had dwindled to four as something came up that would prevent two of our six from attending the adventure. It really is hot here and I suspect that news of more record breaking temperatures made hibernating in an air conditioned house more appealing than sweltering in heat. Phoenix has had 27 consecutive days with high temperatures over 110 degrees. Forecasters predict we will break the 28 day record set September 17, 2000.

High temps and fewer people than expected didn’t dampen the trip. The campout went just about as expected. We had dry weather, plenty of food and beverage and one of the kids even caught a fish. Another ski trip is planned in two weeks. I’m already anxious.

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